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ANALYSIS: Will Tye was the best rookie tight end in 2015, which was not saying a whole lot considering the crop was underwhelming and none of the class broke the 500-yard plateau. Yet he still lost the starting tight end competition to incumbent Larry Donnell during training camp, which negated his fantasy value almost entirely.
Tye had been about as valuable to fantasy owners this year as punters and long snappers by providing a paltry 40 yards over his first three games. However, his opportunity to produce reemerged with Donnell's recent concussion. Tye subsequently doubled his early-season output over the last two contests by grabbing six passes for 80 yards.
As long as Tye is starting he will likely be a help in deep leagues or for fantasy owners who have their starting tight end on bye. If the Giants stop force-feeding Odell Beckham Jr. the ball 15 times per game, Tye should see some more looks from Eli Manning.
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